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Valley woman shares her story of survival

Leslie Roy and her sister Lee Marie Wright were stuck in a car for 13 days and shared their story with KETV.

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Updated: 5:18 PM CDT Apr 28, 2015

Valley woman shares her story of survival

Leslie Roy and her sister Lee Marie Wright were stuck in a car for 13 days and shared their story with KETV.

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WEBVTT MELISSA: JUST DAYS AFTER HER RESCUE, A VALLEY, NEBRASKA WOMAN IS TALKING TO KETV NEWSWATCH 7 ABOUT HER SURVIVAL. ROB: LESLIE ROY AND HER SISTER LEE MARIE WRIGHT GOT STUCK IN MICHIGAN SNOW, SURVIVING ON GIRL SCOUT COOKIES AND CHEESE PUFFS. KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S CHINH DOAN IS LIVE WITH WHAT ROY IS SAYING CHINH: LESLIE ROY RETURNED HOME LATE LAST NIGHT. SHE EVEN DROVE BACK TO NEBRASKA IN THE SAME SUV SHE LIVED IN FOR 13 DAYS. HERE IT IS TODAY. TAKE A LOOK. THE 52-YEAR-OLD SHOWS US BEAR PRINTS -- SHE SAYS FROM THEM FOOD. THIS, AS ROY AND HER SISTER WERE INSIDE HUDDLING FOR WARMTH. ROY SAYS IT ALL STARTED WHEN THEY WERE SIGHTSEEING IN MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINISULA. BUT A TURN GOT THEM STUCK IN SNOW. THEY LATER DRANK THAT MELTED HAD. THE SISTERS ALSO PASSED TIME BY KNITTING AND READING THE "BIBLE." AT ONE POINT, THEY EVEN TOOK A T-SHIRT AND WROTE HELP, HIKED DOWN THE ROAD, AND HUNG IT ON A STOP SIGN. FINALLY, NEARLY TWO WEEKS LATER, MICHIGAN'S STATE POLICE HELICOPTER SPOTTED THE SUV, THANKS TO LIGHT REFLECTING OFF A WINDSHIELD WIPER. TO BE HONEST, IT IS STILL KIND OF SURREAL TO ME. I SAID A MILLION PRAYERS. EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF THEM WERE FALSE LEADS, I KNOW THEY WERE TRYING. I APPRECIATE THE GENEROSITY. CHINH DOAN: SHE GOT SOME FLUIDS IN THE HOSPITAL. MICHIGAN BECAUSE SHE HAS FAMILY

Valley woman shares her story of survival

Leslie Roy and her sister Lee Marie Wright were stuck in a car for 13 days and shared their story with KETV.